In a dark alley, where no light penetrated, the sound of footsteps echoed throughout the place. A man that was engulfed by the darkness quickly turned around. There stood a blonde girl emitting light.

“Finally, I found him.”

The girl, named Rachel, grinned from ear to ear with her blue eyes lit up. She looked rather happy, despite the fact her white ceremonial dress was messy and covered with mud.

She was searching for that black mage. That man started a rebellion, even a war, colored this land with blood, and tried to summon the Devil.

She spent a very long time getting here.

“So you’re the one who has been interrupting me all this time!”

The black mage yelled with an angry tone. ‘It should be me who said it,’ complained Rachel inside. But she didn’t rattle on longer with her enemy in front of her. While Rachel remained silent, the black mage growled in anger.

“How on earth did you know all about my plans? If not because of you, I could become the ruler of this wo-argh!”

“You talk a lot.”

Then, a tall man standing behind her came forth and kicked the black mage.

“Dana, you aren’t talking?”

“You said you’d give me a title if I caught him. I just want to get it done quickly and go home.”

“I feel the same way. No need to listen to his words, Rachel,” said a silver-haired man who emerged after the tall man with reddish-brown hair that kicked the black mage.

“If you say so. But still, I’ll just say three words since he looks curious. Good, diligent, and striving!”

The black mage in front of her would never understand. How she was able to find him.

“Well, will you surrender obediently? Sir black mage, if you refuse, should I call you by your original name?”

At the mention of his name from Rachel’s lips, the black mage flinched.

Taking the opportunity, the silver-haired man ran forward and swung his sword. However, white bones loomed out from the ground and blocked his sword.

“The time has come! Caccia, Aceves, Abyssos, Duro,” the black mage began to recite a spell with those words. Although he didn’t collect enough sacrifices to summon the Devil, the amount of blood he had sprayed over a while was applicable. It was enough for him to use witchcraft.

“We have to stop him!”

Under the urgency of Rachel’s shriek, the two men rushed toward the black mage.

Alas, the evil energy had swirled and covered the sky.